Pastor's Corner

I’m sure you remember Washington Irving’s short story about Rip Van Winkle. You remember that Rip left family behind as he slipped off into the foot hills of the Catskills, where he slept for twenty years. Here’s the rest of the story: Rip Van Winkle slept through the Revolutionary War. On the day he closed his eyes for a nap, Rip perceived himself as being a loyal subject of England’s King George the 3rd. But Rip awoke to a radically new beginning.

Whitman County’s “Honoring Choices” program offers each of us a new beginning in how we shape the final chapters of our lives. Spear-headed by our...